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Quote by Lao Tzu
People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are abou

People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure. – Lao Tzu

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All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small. – Lao Tzu

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